American Funds Global Balanced F1 (GBLEX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
41.32
+0.15 (0.36%)
Sep 16, 2025, 8:06 AM EDT
0.36%
Fund Assets28.88B
Expense Ratio0.87%
Min. Investment$250
Turnover114.00%
Dividend (ttm)2.15
Dividend Yield5.21%
Dividend Growth248.29%
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Ex-Dividend DateJun 20, 2025
Previous Close41.17
YTD Return13.56%
1-Year Return10.46%
5-Year Return39.44%
52-Week Low34.84
52-Week High41.32
Beta (5Y)0.96
Holdings928
Inception DateFeb 1, 2011

About GBLEX

The investment seeks the balanced accomplishment of three objectives: long-term growth of capital, conservation of principal and current income. As a balanced fund with global scope, the fund seeks to invest in equity and debt securities around the world that offer the opportunity for growth and/or provide dividend income, while also constructing the portfolio to protect principal and limit volatility. It will allocate its assets among various countries. The fund will invest at least 40% of its net assets in issuers outside the United States. Normally it will invest at least 25% of the value of its assets in bonds and other debt securities.

Fund Family American Funds
Category Flexible Portfolio
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol GBLEX
Share Class Class F-1
Index MSCI AC World NR USD

Performance

GBLEX had a total return of 10.46% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.21%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
RGBGXClass R-60.48%
GFBLXClass F-30.48%
RGBFXClass R-50.53%
FFBGXClass 529-f-30.54%

Top 10 Holdings

22.60% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Capital Group Central Cash Fundn/a5.79%
Broadcom Inc.AVGO2.65%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT2.56%
Meta Platforms, Inc.META2.28%
RTX CorporationRTX1.95%
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA1.79%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited23301.74%
Cap Grp Cent Fd Ser IiCCBFX1.34%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN1.29%
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY1.21%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jun 20, 2025$0.2941Jun 23, 2025
Mar 21, 2025$0.1753Mar 24, 2025
Dec 20, 2024$1.4959Dec 23, 2024
Sep 23, 2024$0.1812Sep 24, 2024
Jun 21, 2024$0.216Jun 24, 2024
Mar 22, 2024$0.1153Mar 25, 2024
Full Dividend History